'06-07 poster calendars

University Communications is now making available to the campus community the UC Davis 2006-07 poster calendar, previously produced in limited quantities by the Office of Admissions.

The calendars are frequently used within the campus to remind people of key dates, but they also will contain UC Davis Points of Pride and can be used with external constituents.

The calendars may be ordered by campus units in quantities of 10 or more for 75 cents each through the University Communications Web site at http://ucomm.ucdavis.edu/pub_orders. The calendars will cover the period from September 2006 to August 2007. Orders may be placed by campus units now, and delivery is expected in late August.

Blood drives scheduled

The Associated Students of UC Davis will hold blood drives from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 23-24 at two locations on campus — the Quad and the ARC Ballroom. Sections will be designated for staff at both locations, so that they do not have a wait. Each donor will receive a coupon for Baskin-Robbins ice cream.

For more information, call (916) 376-6007 or e-mail angela.tarricone@bloodsource.org.

Business plan video airs

A video of the Big Bang! Business Plan Compeition Final Awards Ceremony held in May will be shown on UCTV Aug. 21-27. Following is a link to bookmark for specific time and airdates: http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.asp?showID=11784.

UCTV can be seen in Davis on Comcast Cable Channel 15 and in Sacramento Comcast Channel. 16, as well as nationwide on Dish Network (Channel 9412) and worldwide online.

Tolerance recognized

UC Davis was recently recognized as one of the 100 best campuses for lesbian and gay students, and is included in The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students, the first comprehensive guide highlighting the 100 most LGBT-friendly campuses in the United States. UC Davis' environment, programs and services and LGBT student coalitions were the reasons given for this distinction.

The book, released Aug. 1, profiles 100 colleges and universities across the country that offer resources and create a positive living and learning environment for LGBT students. See www.campuspride.net.

New bus routes unveiled

Unitrans this week inaugurated two new bus lines and changed the letter designations of two others. The new lines are the M, replacing the W-MU, running along Fifth Street, Pole Line Road, Cowell Boulevard and Research Park Drive; and the H, serving the Health Sciences district hourly. With the new H line, the A line now terminates at Shields Library. The old D-MU line is now dubbed the K line, and the old G-Silo line is now dubbed the J line.

For more information, call 752-BUSS or visit www.unitrans.ucdavis.edu.

Staff summer activities

The Staff Assembly is promoting a whole calendar of "Summer Fun" for employees in their off-hours. The assembly offered discounted tickets for a Sacramento Monarchs basketball game Aug. 1 and for a San Francisco Giants baseball game Oct. 1. The assembly's allotment of Giants tickets sold out in a hurry, said Kathy Bunfill, assembly coordinator.

Still available are discounted tickets for the Six Flags Marine World and Paramount's Great America amusement parks.

For Six Flags Marine World, in Vallejo, UC Davis employees are eligible to buy general admission tickets for $24.99, for use through Sept. 24, for a savings of up to $27 off the regular price. For Great America, in Santa Clara, UC Davis employees are eligible to buy single-day admission tickets for $29, which is a savings of up to $23.

The Staff Assembly offered discounted tickets for the California State Fair, set to run from today through Sept. 4, Labor Day. The purchase period for those tickets is now over.

For more information, contact the Staff Assembly: 752-0988 or http://staff.ucdavis.edu.

Memorial service set

A memorial service for Shelley Booth will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow, Aug. 12, at the South Patio at the Rec Pool Lodge. Booth, a public advising coordinator in Undergraduate Admissions, died on July 26. All members of the campus community are invited to the service.